• Win prizes, build community during the JBER Library Summer Reading Program

    Registration for the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Library's Summer Reading Program is scheduled to begin June 1.The JBER community will have the opportunity to collect prizes for time spent reading through the sports-themed program, said Jody Evans, JBER Library reference librarian. Additionally,

  • JBER - It's Your Move

    It is permanent-change-of-station season once again. During a PCS, there are plenty of rules and processes that are involved in properly relocating a military member to their next duty station or on to their post-military location.  Knowing how to properly use the Defense Personal Property System

  • JBER and Anchorage leaders sign partnership agreements

    Air Force Col. Brian Bruckbauer, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and 673d Air Base Wing commander, and Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, came together at the Municipality of Anchorage City Hall to sign formal agreements formed through the Air Force Community Partnership program, Friday, April 22.The

  • Soldier mentor impacts students lives

    The third-oldest of twelve brothers and sisters, Army Staff Sgt. Caleb Lloyd knows a thing or two about being a good role model.   Lloyd is the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry Regiment assistant operations officer and noncommissioned officer in charge of the 1-501st IN's partnership with

  • Volunteering? Set an example by being recognized for it

    The Volunteer Recognition Ceremony was hosted April 26, recognizing Airmen, and Soldiers and civilians who volunteered a cumulative 52,897 hours to the base and Anchorage community.The ceremony recognized outstanding volunteers in the youth, civilian and retiree, military, and family unit

  • 673d MDG prepares to combat catastrophe

    Airmen from the 673d Medical Group staged their first localized en route patient staging system exercise at the Elmendorf Fitness Center, April 21.The ERPSS is designed to act as a transition period and staging facility for air evacuation patients, said 1st Lt. Matthew Steele, director of plans and

  • Laying out lines and throwing cones

    The snow's melted and the ice is gone - and so are the markings on the road. Anyone who's been stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after a spring breakup knows what's coming next: the paint trucks.This means JBER motorists may find themselves trapped behind a slow-moving paint truck for

  • Service members participate in Jump Week

    It's not Superman. It's even better!Airmen and Soldiers parachuted out of UH-60 Black Hawks and C-17 Globemaster IIIs, as part of Jump Week, a training exercise, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, April 18 to 22.The goal of the training is to increase jump proficiency, said Air Force Staff

  • New playground is coming to Cottonwood Park

    Demolition of the playground at Cottonwood Park, on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, began April 25, 2016.According to current safety standards, the play area is unsafe for children, said Senior Master Sgt. Tracy Johnston, 773d Civil Engineer Squadron superintendent of heavy repair."It's old and